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Saturday, May 17, 2014

Spellbinder ~ cover art and design

As with the vast majority of my clients, I met KC on Twitter. Again, as with many of my clients, we 'met' during production of the second book in his series. We planned out the cover together via Live Chat, on my website, with potential plans to re-dress book one in the series. And I must say, I really enjoyed this project :D What do you think of it?

Blurb:

For
the first time since Billy met him, the wizard’s sharp, birdlike
eyes contained fear…

The
three ancient elves known as the Witan spoke:

“Your
mother, Queen Eleanor, set upon you a spellbinder.”

“A
spell-binder?” repeated Billy.

“She
knew she was to die, so
she placed in you all her power and bound it to you.”

“In
you – all
your life – was the power to rule Faerie.”

“Locked
away it was, like a bird in a cage. We
have unraveled her spells and opened the cage.”

The
wizard looked at the huddled forest elves and lowered his voice. “The
problem is that Tirn Aill has forever existed in spring and summer.
It’s never had an autumn or a winter, and if it does…”

Billy’s
mind flashed to his vision of a barren, icy wasteland. Faerie
corpses, clenched in eternal agony, littered the landscape.

“Tirn
Aill is already slumping into autumn, and I don’t know if it can be
stopped,” said the wizard.

“All
of Faerie is subject to the will of Tirn Aill’s ruler,” said the
Witan, “even the weather.”

“You
must learn to be king…and quickly!”

With
so much at stake, Billy felt inadequate. He took a deep breath and
asked, “Will I be able to save Tirn Aill? Will I figure out how to
bind the magic in time?”

“You
are our best hope.”

The
saga continues for Billy and his valiant friends!
This time, two kingdoms and the lives of thousands are in peril.
Billy must risk a return to Lyonesse, in the midst of a brutal war,
to save Lady Myrredith’s life and find an elusive spell. His
enemies have increased and grown more powerful, especially the
sorcerer Ergyfel, but the former jester still has a few tricks
up his sleeves.